Two young prisoners were hanged early morning on Sunday. They both were found guilty of murder.
One was arrested 11 years ago for a crime committed while he was a juvenile, and the latter was a 30-year-old man imprisoned for the past 11 years.
The execution was carried out with the presence of officials in Mashhad Central Prison , northeast of Iran.
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